Paul Agnew

Known as from the world’s main performers of Baroque music , tenor and countertenor Paul Agnew can be an exceptionally prolific and flexible singer whose credits read such as a survey of Traditional western music, from the center Ages to contemporary times. Delivered in Glasgow in 1964, Agnew researched music being a Choral Scholar at Magdalen University, Oxford University, meaning furthermore to his educational function, he performed frequently using the chapel choir. After graduation, he became a member of Anthony Rooley’s early group the Consort of Musicke, and made an appearance with various other prominent groups, like the Tallis Scholars, the Gothic Voices, as well as the Sixteen. In the first ’90s, Agnew embarked on the career being a soloist. His tremendous talent caught the attention of William Christie, conductor of Les Arts Florissants, the group known because of its remarkable performances of several forgotten masterpieces from the French Baroque. As a result, Agnew started carrying out with Les Arts Florissants, quickly getting the group’s celebrity vocal soloist. His operatic debut using the ensemble is at the part of Hyppolite, in Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie in the Palais Garnier, in Paris. This critically acclaimed creation was taken up to Good, Caen, Montpelier, and NY. It so occurred that another tenor performed the name part in the documenting, but Agnew, who sang the component of Cupid, received many compliments for his beautiful rendition from the aria “Plaisirs doux vainqueurs.” Another amazing overall performance was the part of Jason in the Les Arts Florissants creation of Charpentier’s Medée, that was also documented with another vocalist in the name role. Luckily, Agnew performed in several marvelous Les Arts Florissants recordings, including Charpentier’s cantata Orphée descendant aux enfers and Les Plaisirs de Versailles, Handel’s Acis and Galatea, and Rameau’s Grands Motets. The Grands Motets disk received the Gramophone Greatest Early Music Vocal award. Furthermore to his use Les Arts Florissants, Agnew offers sung with many world-class ensembles. He made an appearance in Purcell’s Ruler Arthur, using the British Baroque Soloists beneath the path of John Eliot Gardiner. He was also in Purcell’s Dioclesian, Timon of Athens, as well as the Fairy Queen using the British Consort, beneath the path of Trevor Pinnock. Agnew sang in several operas by Monteverdi, and in addition significant are his shows in Bach’s great choral functions. Agnew sang in Mozart’s Coronation Mass, also carrying out the part of Arbace in Idomeneo. His efforts to the Passionate repertoire consist of Schubert’s Lazarus and Berlioz’s L’Enfance du Christ. An excellent performer of British Medieval and Renaissance tunes, Agnew has documented with lutenist Christopher Wilson. Agnew used the baton in 2007 as the associate conductor of Les Arts, the 1st person apart from Christie to business lead the ensemble, and later on was called its joint music movie director. For the time being, he also started guest conducting additional groups like the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra as well as the Royal Scottish Country wide Orchestra (both in 2013).